EP1107918A1 - Dispositif pour vider des recipients remplis de liquides - Google Patents

Dispositif pour vider des recipients remplis de liquides

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EP1107918A1
EP1107918A1 EP99944414A EP99944414A EP1107918A1 EP 1107918 A1 EP1107918 A1 EP 1107918A1 EP 99944414 A EP99944414 A EP 99944414A EP 99944414 A EP99944414 A EP 99944414A EP 1107918 A1 EP1107918 A1 EP 1107918A1
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Prior art keywords
adapter
container
suction
suction lance
breaking point
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EP99944414A
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EP1107918B1 (fr
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Stephan Uhl
Wolfgang Huber
Frank Rainer Schuster
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Ecolab GmbH and Co OHG
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Henkel Ecolab GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0277—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants using negative pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0288—Container connection means

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device for emptying containers filled with liquids, in particular canisters and drums, with an adapter which can be fixed in a bung opening of the container, which is provided with a suction lance pointing in the container and has a degassing device, and with a coupling piece which can be connected to the adapter for connecting a suction device.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of designing a device for emptying containers filled with liquids of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is simple and a complete emptying of the container allows, without the risk that the user comes into contact with the contaminated suction lance.
  • the solution to this problem is according to the invention characterized in that the adapter has a predetermined breaking point surrounding the connection of the suction lance, via which the suction lance can be pressed into the interior of the container.
  • the device designed according to the invention By designing the predetermined breaking point in the area of the connection of the suction lance to the adapter, it is possible in the device designed according to the invention to press the suction lance into the interior of the container after the container has been emptied, in order to remove the liquid residue via the reopened bung opening to be able to empty from the container. Because it is not necessary to remove the suction lance from the container, the risk of the operator of this device coming into contact with the liquid in the container is thus minimized in this embodiment.
  • the predetermined breaking point is designed as a row of holes coaxially surrounding the connection of the suction lance.
  • This design of the predetermined breaking point is, on the one hand, very easy to implement in terms of production technology and, moreover, enables the predetermined breaking point to be triggered easily in order to press the suction lance into the container.
  • the predetermined breaking point is simultaneously designed as a degassing device.
  • Degassing devices serve, on the one hand, to let gases escaping from the liquid escape from the container and, on the other hand, to allow a corresponding air volume to flow in when the liquid is sucked off via the suction device connected to the suction lance, and thus to avoid the creation of a vacuum inside the container.
  • this degassing or gassing can take place directly via the predetermined breaking point, which is formed as a perforation and surrounds the connection point of the suction lance.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exploded drawing of a removal device which can be fixed on a canister
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a conventional
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an adapter designed according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 similar to Fig. 3, but closed for transport.
  • FIG. 1 shows a canister 2 provided with a handle 1 for storing liquids.
  • the canister 2 can be filled with liquid via a bung opening 3.
  • an emptying device 4 is inserted into the bung opening 3, which is explained in more detail below.
  • This emptying device 4 essentially consists of an adapter 5 which can be fluid-tightly penetrated into the bung opening 3 and a coupling piece 6 which can be connected to the adapter 5 for connecting a suction device.
  • the suction port 9 can be placed on the one Opening in the union nut 6b of the coupling piece 6 protruding part of a connector 6a.
  • a suction lance 7 is connected to the adapter 5, which points into the interior of the canister 2 for emptying the canister 2.
  • the canister 2 can also be closed with the adapter 5 inserted into the bunghole 3 by means of a closure cap (not shown) which can be screwed tightly onto an external thread 3a of the bunghole 3, the adapter 5 is used to empty the canister 2 a coupling piece 6 connected.
  • This consists of a connector 6a and a union nut 6b, which can be screwed onto the external thread 3a of the bung 3.
  • the connecting piece 6a In order to enable a fluid-tight connection of the connecting piece 6a to the adapter 5, the connecting piece 6a has an O-ring 8 on the outer jacket of the area to be inserted into the middle part 5b of the adapter 5, the insertion piece 6d.
  • the connector 6a has a circumferential flange 6c, which rests on the edge 5a of the adapter 5 and has a degassing bore 12. The large circumference of the flange 6c prevents the connector 6a from entering the bung 3 of the canister 2.
  • the degassing bore 12 enables the canister 2 to be degassed and degassed even when the coupling piece 6 is firmly screwed on.
  • the connecting piece 6a of the coupling piece 6 is tightly clamped with the adapter 5 when it is screwed onto the external thread 3a of the bung opening 3.
  • the free end of the connecting piece 6a of the coupling piece 6 pointing away from the canister 2 is designed such that a suction device 9, for example a cleaner pump, can be connected to it.
  • FIG. 2 shows an emptying device 4 corresponding to the prior art. If the container (not shown) is to be cleaned after emptying and for this purpose the bung opening is to be completely exposed, it is very cumbersome to bring the parts of the emptying device 4 out of the bung opening 3. This is primarily due to the fact that the edge 5a of the fairly stable adapter 5 is injected into the bung opening 3 in a fluid-tight manner. This is hardly possible without destroying the bung opening and only at all with very special tools.
  • a predetermined breaking point 10 is formed coaxially around the connection of the suction lance 7 on the central part 5b of the adapter 5.
  • the intended weakening of the material is achieved by perforation along the predetermined breaking line.
  • this can also be done by non-destructive weakening or cuts made at a distance from each other.
  • the middle part 5b of the adapter 5 provided with the suction lance 7 can be pressed into the canister 2, for example with an object or thumb D.
  • the perforation shown also fulfills the function of a degassing device, because of the holes or small openings formed along the predetermined breaking line the gases escaping from the liquid can escape from the canister 2 and the formation of a negative pressure in the canister 2 when the liquid is drawn off via the suction lance 7 is prevented by the fact that a volume of air corresponding to the quantity withdrawn can flow in.
  • the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 concentrically has a circular opening in the pot-like central part 5b in the adapter 5.
  • the lower cylindrical region of the connecting piece 6a, the plug-in piece 6d is inserted into this opening, the O-ring 8 arranged in the outer casing of the plug-in piece 6d sealingly engaging the inner casing of the pot-like central part 5b.
  • the circular cross-sectional shape of the system consisting of a pot-like middle part 5b and a plug-in piece 6d of the connecting piece 6a can also be designed as an access guard in an advantageous embodiment. For example, it is possible to assign certain geometric cross-sectional shapes to certain products.
  • a circular cross-section for product A, a rectangular cross-section for product B, a square cross-section for product C etc. can be selected so that the cross-sectional shape of the pot-like middle part 5b reveals to the user what liquid is in the Canister 2 is located.
  • this design of the central part 5b / insert 6d system is suitable as a so-called lock-out arrangement with which the use of supplied system parts for the use of products from other manufacturers can be prevented or at least made very difficult.
  • Fig. 4 the container according to Fig. 3 is shown, which is prepared for transport by the closure with the aid of a corresponding cover cap.
  • This cap is advantageously designed as a so-called degassing cap, that is to say it has an opening in the cover which is sealed in a liquid-tight manner by a fleece inserted into the cap, but is sealed in a degassing-active manner.
  • the internal thread of the cover cap corresponds to that of the union nut 6b and fits on the external thread 3a of the bung 3.
  • An emptying device 4 designed in this way thus represents an easy-to-use possibility of completely emptying canister 2 without having to remove the adapter 5 which has been pushed into the bung opening 3 with the aid of tools from the bung opening 3. Simply pressing the middle part 5b of the adapter 5 into the interior of the canister 2 also minimizes the risk of an operator coming into contact with the liquid.
  • Coupling piece a connecting piece b union nut c flange d insertion piece

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
EP99944414A 1998-08-26 1999-08-17 Dispositif pour vider des recipients remplis de liquides Expired - Lifetime EP1107918B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE19838685A DE19838685C1 (de) 1998-08-26 1998-08-26 Vorrichtung zum Entleeren von mit Flüssigkeiten gefüllten Behältern
DE19838685 1998-08-26
PCT/EP1999/006007 WO2000012403A1 (fr) 1998-08-26 1999-08-17 Dispositif pour vider des recipients remplis de liquides

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EP (1) EP1107918B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2002523314A (fr)
AT (1) ATE234233T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2341593C (fr)
DE (2) DE19838685C1 (fr)
DK (1) DK1107918T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2194502T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2000012403A1 (fr)

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WO2000012403A1 (fr) 2000-03-09
ATE234233T1 (de) 2003-03-15
DK1107918T3 (da) 2003-07-14
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EP1107918B1 (fr) 2003-03-12
CA2341593C (fr) 2007-08-07
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